Would-be robber fails twice, escapes

Police are looking for a man who, failing to rob a check-cashing store, tried to carjack a woman and rob her of her purse before running into a local Wal-Mart store.

Staff reports

Police are looking for a man who, failing to rob a check-cashing store, tried to carjack a woman and rob her of her purse before running into a local Wal-Mart store.

Detective Aaron Williams of the Canton Police Department said the would-be robber initially walked into the Check Into Cash store at about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, jumped over the counter and demanded money.

But the armed security guard there chased him outside and into the nearby Wal-Mart parking lot.

Williams said the man then ran up to a woman getting out of her car and grabbed her from behind. He demanded a ride, but she refused, so he then tried to steal her purse.

Again, he failed. The purse strap broke, Williams said.

The man then ran inside the Wal-Mart store where security cameras caught him leaving through the automotive section. Now Williams is looking for him.

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